On September 1, 1939, Nazi troops stormed through Poland’s western border, capturing territory as they defeated Polish forces ...

In August 1943, American and Canadian troops landed on Kiska in the Aleutian Islands expecting another brutal fight against ...

Tuesday marks the 79th anniversary of D-Day, when 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, to fight Nazi Germany during World War II. According to the Pentagon, 9,000 Allied ...

As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...

For Yuriy Savchuk, the director of Ukraine's War Museum, Russia's invasion has stark parallels with the fight for survival his country waged during World War II.

DENVER (KDVR) — Hector M. Flores served, fought and was wounded in Europe after the D-Day invasion during World War II. But when he returned to Colorado, he didn’t receive a hero’s welcome. Navy ...

The footprint the Allied forces made on the beaches of Normandy was the beginning of the end for the Axis Powers. It all started with a forecast. There were several instances in World War II where ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 2011, declassified CIA documents shed light on a covert government program dating back to WWII. At its center was a submersible craft built for ...